New Order: The New Faster Pussycat?

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New Order: The New Faster Pussycat?

After the glam band Faster Pussycat resolved its dispute over which members had naming rights, there was a void in the "claim to name" sphere that afflicts so many vintage outfits in these reunion-crazy times. Which band would be next to engage in an ugly war of words about who really deserves to have ownership of the name? From a posting on his MySpace blog over the weekend, it would seem that former New Order bassist Peter Hook, who's irritated by recent statements by his ex-bandmates indicating that they're going to carry on using the name without him, is ready to heed the sirens' call:

FIRST. Damning me for doing something as in not coming to you personally? and then doin the same thing , never heard of two wrongs dont make a right?

My god if i was to list my disappointments with this group id miss my plane to frisco.My first thoughts were very angry but now ive slept on it or not rather its sadness really ! this is getting political and personal so here goes......................

SECOND> never assume anything! This group has SPLIT UP! you are no more new order than i am! you may have two thirds but dont assume you have the rights to do anything NEW ordery cos you dont ive still got a third! But am open to negotiation.

THIRD. Just in case you hadnt noticed weve not had a "PERSONAL" relationship for a long time now...years in fact! whenever you contact me its through the management(like hale and pace eh?) i did exactly the same you all knew what was happening re the split! in FEBRUARY! using cannes and mojo as some excuse to at last get your own back is wrong.

FOURTH. i have never spoken on your behalf i wouldnt presume to. i spoke for myself WE HAVE SPLIT! as traceyBB would say "deal wiv it!so as one third of ex new order im off to gate 36 and pizza hut. ive got a lot to tell you all but this has worn me out for a while so normal; service will be resumed as soon as possible!

See you in court! love hookyx

Well, at least he's got some spirit about it. Perhaps he'll serve the court papers via singing telegram?

Disappointment! [Peter Hook's MySpace Blog]

1:33 PM on Mon Jul 30 2007
By mjohnston
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by Ned Raggett at 01:43 PM on 07/30/07
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All depressing through and through. But somehow I'm not as concerned about this as I would have been once, which probably says more about me than them.
by Al Shipley at 01:57 PM on 07/30/07
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They didn't keep calling themselves Joy Division in 1980, I don't see why they can't call themselves something other than New Order now.
by noamjamski at 02:08 PM on 07/30/07
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Sometimes the internet makes me sad.

I would have preferred going through life thinking Peter Hook was a good speller who didn't eat at airport Pizza Huts.

Who is going to take mystique back?
by Chris Molanphy at 02:10 PM on 07/30/07
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Can I say it?

How...does it feel? (Thanks, I feel better now.)

Hooky's being a bit of a preemptive prick (breaking up the group unilaterally smacks more than a bit of McCartney in 1970). But he's also right: no Peter Hook, no New Order.

I really hope Sumner has the good sense to pack it in. Neither of the post-reunion albums have been embarrassing (I actually thought getready was near-excellent), but before they really shame themselves, they should let it go. It's nothing they'll regret.
by NickEddy at 02:37 PM on 07/30/07
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I'll say again: where is the stack o' tracks they were claiming were "nearly done/enough for another record" ca. WFTSC?

And if that makes sense to you, you are probably as old as I am and equally lame. Good on ya!

Also: be sure to check my ringtone of Dr. Robert going "Uhh" from "Digging My Scene."
by chrisb at 03:17 PM on 07/30/07
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Anyone whose spelling, grammar and generally grasp of the English language is that atrocious probably wasn't contributing much to the creative process anyways.
by Chris N. at 03:22 PM on 07/30/07
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Key sentence (fragment): "But am open to negotiation."
by Jupiter8 at 03:47 PM on 07/30/07
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I think he should start his own band and call it New New Order...it worked for the New Monkees.
by Hyman Decent at 09:03 PM on 07/30/07
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@Jupiter8: How 'bout New Odor? Or New Hors d'Oeuvre?
by KinetiQ at 10:24 PM on 07/30/07
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Another vote for everyone to just walk away. We don't need another "Republic."
by hypnotyza at 07:11 PM on 07/31/07
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ummm...Gillian was with them from "Ceremony" on, and they didn't stop using the New Order name when she bolted.

they're all being typically drama-ridden, spoiled twats about the whole thing.